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Imax Corp.
IMAX, +1.90%
is dipping its toes into the TV world with an original content distribution deal with Discovery Communication Inc.'s
DISCA, -1.59%DISCB, -4.08%
flagship network Discovery Channel. The network will get 18 months of exclusive paid global TV rights for up to 10 Imax documentary films, according to a news release. Terms of the deal weren't announced, but it includes a marketing partnership. The original Imax documentary films are to be released through the Imax Orginal Film Fund, created in 2014 to deliver educational documentaries for Imax's museum, aquarium and science center partners. "Working with IMAX, we can provide audiences multiple global platforms to experience these important stories," Discovery Channel Group President Rich Ross said in a statement.

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